Working closely with the Head Pastry Chef and pastry team, you'll play a senior hands-on role across production, quality and development. This is an opportunity for someone who takes their craft seriously, someone who understands dough, pastry techniques, lamination and consistency, and wants to have a genuine influence on the pastry program of a growing bakery brand.

Key responsibilities

- Maintaining exceptional consistency across daily production
- Troubleshooting dough, fermentation and production issues
- Supporting production planning and organisation
- Training and mentoring junior pastry chefs
- Maintaining robust systems, cleanliness and food-safety standards
- Developing and testing new pastries, flavours and seasonal products
- Helping continually improve the quality and efficiency of our pastry program

About you

- 5+ years' professional pastry experience
- Strong experience in lamination and viennoiserie is preferable
- Experience working in a quality, high-volume bakery or pastry environment
- Excellent understanding of dough,



fermentation and pastry production
- High attention to detail and consistency
- Strong organisation and time-management skills
- The ability to lead, teach and communicate effectively
- Pride in their craft and a genuine interest in continuing to develop

About us

Martha's is a busy bakery and café in Wareemba built around quality, creativity and consistency. Our pastry program is a major part of our identity, and as the business continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced pastry chef who can help us take it to the next level.

Benefits

- Competitive salary based on experience
- Genuine career progression as Martha's grows
- Opportunity to influence product development and our pastry direction
- Creative freedom to develop and test new products
- High-quality equipment and ingredients
- A supportive and ambitious team environment
- The opportunity to mentor and develop other pastry chefs

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📌 Senior Pastry Chef (Sydney)
🏢 Martha's
📍 Sydney